The first primary school built under Project Hope helps poverty-stricken children access education

Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-31 15:54:53|Editor: huaxia
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Quality education is no longer a luxury for children in China's poorer areas. This has been made possible thanks to this pioneering school and many others built under Project Hope.


BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Jinzhai Hope Primary School was founded on May 19, 1990 as the first primary education institution under Project Hope, a public service project in China that aims to ensure greater access to education for children in the country's poverty-stricken areas.

Active government and social supports have helped the school develop into a modernized learning institution, where 850 students are currently enrolled on a 14,200-square-meter campus.

It's been 29 years since Jinzhai Hope Primary School was established and over 5,400 rural students have graduated from here.

The school marked a new start in China's effort in education fairness. Similar schools have been built after it under Project Hope, and quality education is no longer a luxury for children in poorer areas.

Pupils have a break at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. As the first primary school built under the Project Hope in China, Jinzhai County primary school was founded on May 19, 1990. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have computer class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Pupils have music class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have football class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have football class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Pupils have football class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Pupils have class at the Jinzhai County primary school in Jinzhai, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 3, 2019.(Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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